Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Absorbed in her task, Marci Friesen, awaits tbc needed ingredient from Lucy Peters. Searching for the needed recipe is Lynn Lacey in Mrs. Gwinn’s co-ed home-ec class. HOME ECONOMICS Foreign Cookery Home Economics, taught by Mrs. Jacquelyn Gwinn and Mrs. Shirley Hardy, moved towards an elective program by changing its class structure. The family life class was divided into two semesters, a change over previous years, and one alteration in the foods classes was the removal of the prerequisite for F oods II. Some of the many dishes prepared in the class included: salads, fondant, doughnuts and foreign cookery. F'ormals, coats and challenging dresses were typical of the one semester special projects required of the girls in sewing. The class members kept up with the latest fashions with their hot-pants designs. Dating, child care and marriage were among the units taught in the Family Life class. In many cases the home-ec classes proved to be a valuable asset for students, as they could apply course work to their home, family and environment. Jennie Miller and Valerie O .iah discuss the fine points of sewing while examining Jennie s dress. 27

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION New Sport-Mud Sliding Exciting changes and additions were made in the ’72 P.E. classes under the direction of Mrs. Judy Mitchell, Mr. Larry Thompson and Mr. Ron August. These included: boys’ tennis as a replacement for the unsuccessful coed P.E. and handball was added to the Physical Education schedule along with variations in the traditional class structures. A Marine Corps Test substituted the National Physical Fitness l est that had been taken in previous years. Mud sliding contests and dragging fully clothed student teachers were special features of the Physical Education program. Under Mrs. Judy Mitchell’s experienced eye. Deanna Goss executes a series of skills on the trampoline. Demonstrating skills during basketball drills, Dana Shannon waits his turn as James Kittleson performs. Poised for action. Sue M illhouser eyes a lob shot.

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MATHEMATICS Updated Texts Attempting to make challenges attainable was the main goal of instructors in the specialized math courses. Coming from Hawaii, Mr. Robert Kenyon joined veteran, Mr. Paul Olliff. Interest increased in the practical application of consumer math, hut Math 7 was dropped at the semester. New hooks for Geometry and Algebra II students revealed the latest concepts and theories to probing minds. Advanced students had the choice between the abstract ideas of Algebra or the practical reasoning of Geometry. Math 6 (Advanced Mathematics) revised its curriculum to concentrate on trigonometry, induction, probability and vectors. Upper division mathematitions charted their progress on the twenty-third annual Mathematical Association Test. The serious students in the “mobile math” classrooms demonstrated their hard working abilities in the homework laden math courses. Cliff Houck shows typical student reluctance as he tackles a problem in Algebra II.